NOTICE TO BIDDERS DAVIESS COUNTY AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT 2018 EXTEND PARTIAL PARALLEL TAXIWAY A (612-FEET TO THE SOUTH) AND CONSTRUCT CONNECTING TAXIWAYS A1 AND A2 The Daviess County Board of Aviation Commissioners, Washington, Indiana will receive sealed bids for the following project until 2:00 PM, local time, on the 19th day of July, 2018, at the administration building, Daviess County Airport, Washington, Indiana. All responsive bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at this location immediately after the bid proposal due time by a representative of the Daviess County Board of Aviation Commissioners. A voluntary Pre-bid conference will be held at the Daviess County Airport administration building, at 11:30 AM, local time, on the 9th day of July, 2018. Bids to be mailed shall be addressed to the attention of the Daviess County Board of Aviation Commissioners; Daviess County Airport, P.O. Box 2338, Washington, IN, 47501, and will be clearly marked "Sealed Bids, DO NOT OPEN". Bids delivered in person may be taken to the same address prior to the bid proposal due date and time. The bid proposal scope of work involves stripping and stockpiling topsoil, undercutting / filling any unsuitable subgrade soil, cut / filling and compacting taxiway pavement subgrade and drainage swales, installing drainage structures, placing and compacting taxiway pavement aggregate subbase, placing and compacting taxiway bituminous concrete pavement courses, filling topsoil, mulch seeding disturbed areas, and painting taxiway pavement markings as more specifically set out in the Plans and Specifications. Federal laws and regulations require that the successful bidder be contractually subject to applicable federal contract provisions and that the bidder incorporate such provisions in each subcontractor, material supplier, or service provider contract or agreement used for the proposed project. The full text of each contract provision, its source law or regulation, and its applicability to the proposed construction contract are contained in the Contract Documents. Certain contract provisions are included in this Notice to Bidders by reference while the full text is included in the proposed construction contract: (1) Buy American Preference requires all steel and manufactured goods be produced in the United States; (2) Foreign Trade Restriction prohibits the use of product or services from a foreign country that discriminates against the United States as published by the Office of the United States Trade Representative; (3) Davis-Bacon Act ensures that laborers and mechanics employed receive pay no less than the prevailing wages and fringe benefits determined by the Department of Labor; (4) Affirmative Action Requirement sets goals for minority participation in federally funded projects; (5) Government-wide Debarment and Suspension requires that bidders must certify that they are not suspended, debarred, or excluded by any Federal department or agency; (6) Government-wide Requirements for a Drug-free Workplace prohibits the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of a controlled substance in the Owners workplace. The Contract Documents including the Instructions to Bidders, project Contract Forms, project General and Special Provisions, Standard and Supplemental Specifications, and Bid Proposal are on file at the Daviess County Airport, Washington, Indiana and at the office of Woolpert, Inc., 7635 Interactive Way, Suite 100, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46278. Copies of the Contract Documents may be obtained at cost for the document reproduction and shipping, non-refundable from Integrity One Technologies, contact between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM by telephone at 317-631-1000 to order. Information on the bid documents may be viewed online at: http://www.integrityonetechnologies.com/. The Daviess County Board of Aviation Commissioners, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, (78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4) and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin or sex and consideration for an award. MBE's interested in participating in the construction program and bidding upon the project, upon request, will be supplied with information or plans and specifications desired. The Owner is cognizant of the time limitation for awarding contracts and giving Notice to Proceed pursuant to IC 36-1-12-6. However, due to the time requirements anticipated for obtaining approval of appropriate public agencies, and other required procedures, it is anticipated that the contract cannot be finally executed and Notice to Proceed be given until 90 days following the opening of the bids. Accordingly, bidders should be prepared to grant an appropriate extension of time pursuant to IC 36-1-12-6 at the time of making the tentative award to the lowest responsible bidder as determined by the Owner. No bidder shall be allowed to withdraw their bid after its opening unless written approval is granted by the Daviess County Board of Aviation Commissioners. The Daviess County Board of Aviation Commissioners reserves the right to waive any informalities in bidding if such waiver is in the best interests of the Owner and conforms to local laws pertaining to the letting of construction contracts and to reject any and all bids.#l bids. hspaxlpJune 23&30, 2018
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